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Have you ever heard of Neil Simon? Well he is a famous comedy playwright. He has written various amount of books. He has dedicated his life to playwright. He is now eighty-nine years old to this day and still has a big influence in a lot people's lives. He is a very inspirational person and has mean a lot to the community. He had to go through had things in life but has still conquered a lot of obstacles. He reminds a lot of people to never give up and keep progressing no matter what. He is a legend when it comes to writing books. Neil Simon was born on July 4,1927, He writes comedy and autobiographies. He wrote the book “A Memoir”. He was born in New York during and grew up in Manhattan.. His main time of writing was during 1948-2010. He …show more content…
The book was published in 1963. He had a huge success with this book. People loved the book so much. He really did a great job on publishing this book. The story took place in New York in 1960’s. The movies is focused on two characters. They went on a double date and then got to talking and started to argue, and came up with a decision to divorce. They both struggle with having a stable job. Corie try’s to be very romantic and try to get a job to help out with their honeymoon. But she is fed up with him and they don't come on to the same terms. They are both in a hard situation but try to make the best out of it, but they still can't agree on some things so they get …show more content…
People can go there and perform plays and there will be an audience watching the performance. You can go there just to get a fresh start. If you wanted to get big in the acting or playwright industry that's where you would go to show off your talent. I feel like Simon wants to help people become what they want. He wants people to accomplish their goals in life. He is a very good man for helping out the community. If I was big into playwright I would appreciate him so much more. I can't imagine what people are like when they are devoted to writing and get this opportunity. He is and will always be one successful playwright. He is a really an amazing person for doing

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